OK, let's crack this. We're given 974 and our task is to multiply it by 406. Essentially, we'll be adding 974 to itself 406 times.
Step 1: 0 + 974 = 974
Step 2: 974 + 974 = 1948
Step 3: 1948 + 974 = 2922
Step 4: 2922 + 974 = 3896
Step 5: 3896 + 974 = 4870
Step 6: 4870 + 974 = 5844
Step 7: 5844 + 974 = 6818
Step 8: 6818 + 974 = 7792
Step 9: 7792 + 974 = 8766
Step 10: 8766 + 974 = 9740
Step 11: 9740 + 974 = 10714
Step 12: 10714 + 974 = 11688
Step 13: 11688 + 974 = 12662
Step 14: 12662 + 974 = 13636
Step 15: 13636 + 974 = 14610
Step 16: 14610 + 974 = 15584
Step 17: 15584 + 974 = 16558
Step 18: 16558 + 974 = 17532
Step 19: 17532 + 974 = 18506
Step 20: 18506 + 974 = 19480
Step 21: 19480 + 974 = 20454
Step 22: 20454 + 974 = 21428
Step 23: 21428 + 974 = 22402
Step 24: 22402 + 974 = 23376
Step 25: 23376 + 974 = 24350
Step 26: 24350 + 974 = 25324
Step 27: 25324 + 974 = 26298
Step 28: 26298 + 974 = 27272
Step 29: 27272 + 974 = 28246
Step 30: 28246 + 974 = 29220
Step 31: 29220 + 974 = 30194
Step 32: 30194 + 974 = 31168
Step 33: 31168 + 974 = 32142
Step 34: 32142 + 974 = 33116
Step 35: 33116 + 974 = 34090
Step 36: 34090 + 974 = 35064
Step 37: 35064 + 974 = 36038
Step 38: 36038 + 974 = 37012
Step 39: 37012 + 974 = 37986
Step 40: 37986 + 974 = 38960
Step 41: 38960 + 974 = 39934
Step 42: 39934 + 974 = 40908
Step 43: 40908 + 974 = 41882
Step 44: 41882 + 974 = 42856
Step 45: 42856 + 974 = 43830
Step 46: 43830 + 974 = 44804
Step 47: 44804 + 974 = 45778
Step 48: 45778 + 974 = 46752
Step 49: 46752 + 974 = 47726
Step 50: 47726 + 974 = 48700
Step 51: 48700 + 974 = 49674
Step 52: 49674 + 974 = 50648
Step 53: 50648 + 974 = 51622
Step 54: 51622 + 974 = 52596
Step 55: 52596 + 974 = 53570
Step 56: 53570 + 974 = 54544
Step 57: 54544 + 974 = 55518
Step 58: 55518 + 974 = 56492
Step 59: 56492 + 974 = 57466
Step 60: 57466 + 974 = 58440
Step 61: 58440 + 974 = 59414
Step 62: 59414 + 974 = 60388
Step 63: 60388 + 974 = 61362
Step 64: 61362 + 974 = 62336
Step 65: 62336 + 974 = 63310
Step 66: 63310 + 974 = 64284
Step 67: 64284 + 974 = 65258
Step 68: 65258 + 974 = 66232
Step 69: 66232 + 974 = 67206
Step 70: 67206 + 974 = 68180
Step 71: 68180 + 974 = 69154
Step 72: 69154 + 974 = 70128
Step 73: 70128 + 974 = 71102
Step 74: 71102 + 974 = 72076
Step 75: 72076 + 974 = 73050
Step 76: 73050 + 974 = 74024
Step 77: 74024 + 974 = 74998
Step 78: 74998 + 974 = 75972
Step 79: 75972 + 974 = 76946
Step 80: 76946 + 974 = 77920
Step 81: 77920 + 974 = 78894
Step 82: 78894 + 974 = 79868
Step 83: 79868 + 974 = 80842
Step 84: 80842 + 974 = 81816
Step 85: 81816 + 974 = 82790
Step 86: 82790 + 974 = 83764
Step 87: 83764 + 974 = 84738
Step 88: 84738 + 974 = 85712
Step 89: 85712 + 974 = 86686
Step 90: 86686 + 974 = 87660
Step 91: 87660 + 974 = 88634
Step 92: 88634 + 974 = 89608
Step 93: 89608 + 974 = 90582
Step 94: 90582 + 974 = 91556
Step 95: 91556 + 974 = 92530
Step 96: 92530 + 974 = 93504
Step 97: 93504 + 974 = 94478
Step 98: 94478 + 974 = 95452
Step 99: 95452 + 974 = 96426
Step 100: 96426 + 974 = 97400
Step 101: 97400 + 974 = 98374
Step 102: 98374 + 974 = 99348
Step 103: 99348 + 974 = 100322
Step 104: 100322 + 974 = 101296
Step 105: 101296 + 974 = 102270
Step 106: 102270 + 974 = 103244
Step 107: 103244 + 974 = 104218
Step 108: 104218 + 974 = 105192
Step 109: 105192 + 974 = 106166
Step 110: 106166 + 974 = 107140
Step 111: 107140 + 974 = 108114
Step 112: 108114 + 974 = 109088
Step 113: 109088 + 974 = 110062
Step 114: 110062 + 974 = 111036
Step 115: 111036 + 974 = 112010
Step 116: 112010 + 974 = 112984
Step 117: 112984 + 974 = 113958
Step 118: 113958 + 974 = 114932
Step 119: 114932 + 974 = 115906
Step 120: 115906 + 974 = 116880
Step 121: 116880 + 974 = 117854
Step 122: 117854 + 974 = 118828
Step 123: 118828 + 974 = 119802
Step 124: 119802 + 974 = 120776
Step 125: 120776 + 974 = 121750
Step 126: 121750 + 974 = 122724
Step 127: 122724 + 974 = 123698
Step 128: 123698 + 974 = 124672
Step 129: 124672 + 974 = 125646
Step 130: 125646 + 974 = 126620
Step 131: 126620 + 974 = 127594
Step 132: 127594 + 974 = 128568
Step 133: 128568 + 974 = 129542
Step 134: 129542 + 974 = 130516
Step 135: 130516 + 974 = 131490
Step 136: 131490 + 974 = 132464
Step 137: 132464 + 974 = 133438
Step 138: 133438 + 974 = 134412
Step 139: 134412 + 974 = 135386
Step 140: 135386 + 974 = 136360
Step 141: 136360 + 974 = 137334
Step 142: 137334 + 974 = 138308
Step 143: 138308 + 974 = 139282
Step 144: 139282 + 974 = 140256
Step 145: 140256 + 974 = 141230
Step 146: 141230 + 974 = 142204
Step 147: 142204 + 974 = 143178
Step 148: 143178 + 974 = 144152
Step 149: 144152 + 974 = 145126
Step 150: 145126 + 974 = 146100
Step 151: 146100 + 974 = 147074
Step 152: 147074 + 974 = 148048
Step 153: 148048 + 974 = 149022
Step 154: 149022 + 974 = 149996
Step 155: 149996 + 974 = 150970
Step 156: 150970 + 974 = 151944
Step 157: 151944 + 974 = 152918
Step 158: 152918 + 974 = 153892
Step 159: 153892 + 974 = 154866
Step 160: 154866 + 974 = 155840
Step 161: 155840 + 974 = 156814
Step 162: 156814 + 974 = 157788
Step 163: 157788 + 974 = 158762
Step 164: 158762 + 974 = 159736
Step 165: 159736 + 974 = 160710
Step 166: 160710 + 974 = 161684
Step 167: 161684 + 974 = 162658
Step 168: 162658 + 974 = 163632
Step 169: 163632 + 974 = 164606
Step 170: 164606 + 974 = 165580
Step 171: 165580 + 974 = 166554
Step 172: 166554 + 974 = 167528
Step 173: 167528 + 974 = 168502
Step 174: 168502 + 974 = 169476
Step 175: 169476 + 974 = 170450
Step 176: 170450 + 974 = 171424
Step 177: 171424 + 974 = 172398
Step 178: 172398 + 974 = 173372
Step 179: 173372 + 974 = 174346
Step 180: 174346 + 974 = 175320
Step 181: 175320 + 974 = 176294
Step 182: 176294 + 974 = 177268
Step 183: 177268 + 974 = 178242
Step 184: 178242 + 974 = 179216
Step 185: 179216 + 974 = 180190
Step 186: 180190 + 974 = 181164
Step 187: 181164 + 974 = 182138
Step 188: 182138 + 974 = 183112
Step 189: 183112 + 974 = 184086
Step 190: 184086 + 974 = 185060
Step 191: 185060 + 974 = 186034
Step 192: 186034 + 974 = 187008
Step 193: 187008 + 974 = 187982
Step 194: 187982 + 974 = 188956
Step 195: 188956 + 974 = 189930
Step 196: 189930 + 974 = 190904
Step 197: 190904 + 974 = 191878
Step 198: 191878 + 974 = 192852
Step 199: 192852 + 974 = 193826
Step 200: 193826 + 974 = 194800
Step 201: 194800 + 974 = 195774
Step 202: 195774 + 974 = 196748
Step 203: 196748 + 974 = 197722
Step 204: 197722 + 974 = 198696
Step 205: 198696 + 974 = 199670
Step 206: 199670 + 974 = 200644
Step 207: 200644 + 974 = 201618
Step 208: 201618 + 974 = 202592
Step 209: 202592 + 974 = 203566
Step 210: 203566 + 974 = 204540
Step 211: 204540 + 974 = 205514
Step 212: 205514 + 974 = 206488
Step 213: 206488 + 974 = 207462
Step 214: 207462 + 974 = 208436
Step 215: 208436 + 974 = 209410
Step 216: 209410 + 974 = 210384
Step 217: 210384 + 974 = 211358
Step 218: 211358 + 974 = 212332
Step 219: 212332 + 974 = 213306
Step 220: 213306 + 974 = 214280
Step 221: 214280 + 974 = 215254
Step 222: 215254 + 974 = 216228
Step 223: 216228 + 974 = 217202
Step 224: 217202 + 974 = 218176
Step 225: 218176 + 974 = 219150
Step 226: 219150 + 974 = 220124
Step 227: 220124 + 974 = 221098
Step 228: 221098 + 974 = 222072
Step 229: 222072 + 974 = 223046
Step 230: 223046 + 974 = 224020
Step 231: 224020 + 974 = 224994
Step 232: 224994 + 974 = 225968
Step 233: 225968 + 974 = 226942
Step 234: 226942 + 974 = 227916
Step 235: 227916 + 974 = 228890
Step 236: 228890 + 974 = 229864
Step 237: 229864 + 974 = 230838
Step 238: 230838 + 974 = 231812
Step 239: 231812 + 974 = 232786
Step 240: 232786 + 974 = 233760
Step 241: 233760 + 974 = 234734
Step 242: 234734 + 974 = 235708
Step 243: 235708 + 974 = 236682
Step 244: 236682 + 974 = 237656
Step 245: 237656 + 974 = 238630
Step 246: 238630 + 974 = 239604
Step 247: 239604 + 974 = 240578
Step 248: 240578 + 974 = 241552
Step 249: 241552 + 974 = 242526
Step 250: 242526 + 974 = 243500
Step 251: 243500 + 974 = 244474
Step 252: 244474 + 974 = 245448
Step 253: 245448 + 974 = 246422
Step 254: 246422 + 974 = 247396
Step 255: 247396 + 974 = 248370
Step 256: 248370 + 974 = 249344
Step 257: 249344 + 974 = 250318
Step 258: 250318 + 974 = 251292
Step 259: 251292 + 974 = 252266
Step 260: 252266 + 974 = 253240
Step 261: 253240 + 974 = 254214
Step 262: 254214 + 974 = 255188
Step 263: 255188 + 974 = 256162
Step 264: 256162 + 974 = 257136
Step 265: 257136 + 974 = 258110
Step 266: 258110 + 974 = 259084
Step 267: 259084 + 974 = 260058
Step 268: 260058 + 974 = 261032
Step 269: 261032 + 974 = 262006
Step 270: 262006 + 974 = 262980
Step 271: 262980 + 974 = 263954
Step 272: 263954 + 974 = 264928
Step 273: 264928 + 974 = 265902
Step 274: 265902 + 974 = 266876
Step 275: 266876 + 974 = 267850
Step 276: 267850 + 974 = 268824
Step 277: 268824 + 974 = 269798
Step 278: 269798 + 974 = 270772
Step 279: 270772 + 974 = 271746
Step 280: 271746 + 974 = 272720
Step 281: 272720 + 974 = 273694
Step 282: 273694 + 974 = 274668
Step 283: 274668 + 974 = 275642
Step 284: 275642 + 974 = 276616
Step 285: 276616 + 974 = 277590
Step 286: 277590 + 974 = 278564
Step 287: 278564 + 974 = 279538
Step 288: 279538 + 974 = 280512
Step 289: 280512 + 974 = 281486
Step 290: 281486 + 974 = 282460
Step 291: 282460 + 974 = 283434
Step 292: 283434 + 974 = 284408
Step 293: 284408 + 974 = 285382
Step 294: 285382 + 974 = 286356
Step 295: 286356 + 974 = 287330
Step 296: 287330 + 974 = 288304
Step 297: 288304 + 974 = 289278
Step 298: 289278 + 974 = 290252
Step 299: 290252 + 974 = 291226
Step 300: 291226 + 974 = 292200
Step 301: 292200 + 974 = 293174
Step 302: 293174 + 974 = 294148
Step 303: 294148 + 974 = 295122
Step 304: 295122 + 974 = 296096
Step 305: 296096 + 974 = 297070
Step 306: 297070 + 974 = 298044
Step 307: 298044 + 974 = 299018
Step 308: 299018 + 974 = 299992
Step 309: 299992 + 974 = 300966
Step 310: 300966 + 974 = 301940
Step 311: 301940 + 974 = 302914
Step 312: 302914 + 974 = 303888
Step 313: 303888 + 974 = 304862
Step 314: 304862 + 974 = 305836
Step 315: 305836 + 974 = 306810
Step 316: 306810 + 974 = 307784
Step 317: 307784 + 974 = 308758
Step 318: 308758 + 974 = 309732
Step 319: 309732 + 974 = 310706
Step 320: 310706 + 974 = 311680
Step 321: 311680 + 974 = 312654
Step 322: 312654 + 974 = 313628
Step 323: 313628 + 974 = 314602
Step 324: 314602 + 974 = 315576
Step 325: 315576 + 974 = 316550
Step 326: 316550 + 974 = 317524
Step 327: 317524 + 974 = 318498
Step 328: 318498 + 974 = 319472
Step 329: 319472 + 974 = 320446
Step 330: 320446 + 974 = 321420
Step 331: 321420 + 974 = 322394
Step 332: 322394 + 974 = 323368
Step 333: 323368 + 974 = 324342
Step 334: 324342 + 974 = 325316
Step 335: 325316 + 974 = 326290
Step 336: 326290 + 974 = 327264
Step 337: 327264 + 974 = 328238
Step 338: 328238 + 974 = 329212
Step 339: 329212 + 974 = 330186
Step 340: 330186 + 974 = 331160
Step 341: 331160 + 974 = 332134
Step 342: 332134 + 974 = 333108
Step 343: 333108 + 974 = 334082
Step 344: 334082 + 974 = 335056
Step 345: 335056 + 974 = 336030
Step 346: 336030 + 974 = 337004
Step 347: 337004 + 974 = 337978
Step 348: 337978 + 974 = 338952
Step 349: 338952 + 974 = 339926
Step 350: 339926 + 974 = 340900
Step 351: 340900 + 974 = 341874
Step 352: 341874 + 974 = 342848
Step 353: 342848 + 974 = 343822
Step 354: 343822 + 974 = 344796
Step 355: 344796 + 974 = 345770
Step 356: 345770 + 974 = 346744
Step 357: 346744 + 974 = 347718
Step 358: 347718 + 974 = 348692
Step 359: 348692 + 974 = 349666
Step 360: 349666 + 974 = 350640
Step 361: 350640 + 974 = 351614
Step 362: 351614 + 974 = 352588
Step 363: 352588 + 974 = 353562
Step 364: 353562 + 974 = 354536
Step 365: 354536 + 974 = 355510
Step 366: 355510 + 974 = 356484
Step 367: 356484 + 974 = 357458
Step 368: 357458 + 974 = 358432
Step 369: 358432 + 974 = 359406
Step 370: 359406 + 974 = 360380
Step 371: 360380 + 974 = 361354
Step 372: 361354 + 974 = 362328
Step 373: 362328 + 974 = 363302
Step 374: 363302 + 974 = 364276
Step 375: 364276 + 974 = 365250
Step 376: 365250 + 974 = 366224
Step 377: 366224 + 974 = 367198
Step 378: 367198 + 974 = 368172
Step 379: 368172 + 974 = 369146
Step 380: 369146 + 974 = 370120
Step 381: 370120 + 974 = 371094
Step 382: 371094 + 974 = 372068
Step 383: 372068 + 974 = 373042
Step 384: 373042 + 974 = 374016
Step 385: 374016 + 974 = 374990
Step 386: 374990 + 974 = 375964
Step 387: 375964 + 974 = 376938
Step 388: 376938 + 974 = 377912
Step 389: 377912 + 974 = 378886
Step 390: 378886 + 974 = 379860
Step 391: 379860 + 974 = 380834
Step 392: 380834 + 974 = 381808
Step 393: 381808 + 974 = 382782
Step 394: 382782 + 974 = 383756
Step 395: 383756 + 974 = 384730
Step 396: 384730 + 974 = 385704
Step 397: 385704 + 974 = 386678
Step 398: 386678 + 974 = 387652
Step 399: 387652 + 974 = 388626
Step 400: 388626 + 974 = 389600
Step 401: 389600 + 974 = 390574
Step 402: 390574 + 974 = 391548
Step 403: 391548 + 974 = 392522
Step 404: 392522 + 974 = 393496
Step 405: 393496 + 974 = 394470
Step 406: 394470 + 974 = 395444

So, 974*406 = 395444